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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALPHONSO L. ELLISON, OF THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY C. THOMAS, OF SAME PLACE.

TOBACCO-HANGER..

SPECIFICAIION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,315, dated March 11, 1890,

Application filed October 21, 1889. Serial No. 327,678. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSO L. ELLSON, of Thomasville, in the county of Davidson and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in To bacco-Sticks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, which will enable 0th ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in tobacco hangers or sticks; and it consists in certain novel features of construction and in comhinations of parts more fully described. hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger, showing the wires f0lded against the stick, as when the device is stored or packed. Fig. 2 is a plan of the hanger, showing the tohaccoreceiving wires unfolded at various angles to the positions assumed by the same when supporting the tobacco. Fig. 8 are detail views showing the two different forms of support ing wires or rods. Fig. 4 is a detail showing the mariner of suspending tobacco from the hanger.

In the drawings, the referenceletter ct inclicates the tobacco or hanging stick of any suitable length and form, and this stick is provided with a suitable number of horizontal pivoted supporting rods or needles b, carried by the stick to receive and carry the tobacco-leaves. Each rod or needle at its center is pivoted at c to the upper side or face of the stick, so as to allow the opposite ends of the rod, which are sharpened, as shown at d, to swing outwardly from the stick in horizontal planes and in opposite direc tions to form a right angie or any anglo less than a right an gle therewith. These rods at their centers are b eut at right angles to the ends thereof, so that the central portion e is long enough to extend transversely across the top of the stick, with the ends of the rod longitudinally located on opposite sides of formed with downward bends g g at the ends of the transverse central portion e, which engage the sides of the stick and limit the movement on the same in both directions.

Each rod is looped or coiled at its center to form an eye to embrace a screw and for1n its pvot and fastening.

The use of the hanger is obvious. It can be easily carried into the field, as the rods an be closelyfolded onto the stick, and when it is desired to use the same the rods can be easily and quickly swung out at any angle to receive the tobacco-leaves, which are strong on the same, as shown in Fig. l.

Vhere it is desired to place the hangers very close together in the dryinghouse, the

supp0rting-needles can be swung in close to the stick, as shown by the upper rod in Fig. 2,

This hanger possesses many advantages which it is not deemed necessary to mention herein.

W'hat I claim is 1. A tobaccohanger consisting, essentally, of the supporting stick andthe series of supporting-needles pivoted to said stick to swing in horizontal planes and fold against or extend at angles from said stick, each needle consisting of a single sharpened wire bent within its length to form an eye to receive the securingpivot, substantially as described. 7

2. A tobacco-hanger consisting, essentrally, of the hand or portable supporting-stick and the series of supportingmeed les pivoted there to to swing in horizontal planes and fold my own I affix my signature in presence of two against or swing 0ntward from the stick, each witnesses. need1e having a stop to limit its outward swing, and consisting of asingle wire formed ALPHONSO ELLISON' with an eye for the pvot, snbstantia-lly as Witnesses: described. O. E. DUFFY,

In testimony that I claim the f0regoing as CHAS. M. VERLE. 

